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common features of the Urban Centers of the Indus Valley Civilization.
These features vary little from place to place. .
The first common feature is Indus script on seals. This script has not been deciphered yet, so not much information is available about the social life, customs etc. .
The second most important feature is town planning. The main features of town planning were use of baked as well as sundried bricks, well planned straight roads and a system of drainage. . A fortified citadel at most of the cities. The number of the citadels varies. .
Houses with kitchens and wells, tanks or water reservoirs. .
Use of standard weights and measurement throughout the civilization. .
Presence of wheel made pottery. .
The Practice of burying the dead.
These features vary little from place to place. .
The first common feature is Indus script on seals. This script has not been deciphered yet, so not much information is available about the social life, customs etc. .
The second most important feature is town planning. The main features of town planning were use of baked as well as sundried bricks, well planned straight roads and a system of drainage. . A fortified citadel at most of the cities. The number of the citadels varies. .
Houses with kitchens and wells, tanks or water reservoirs. .
Use of standard weights and measurement throughout the civilization. .
Presence of wheel made pottery. .
The Practice of burying the dead.